2023
DOI: 10.3390/mining3040034
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Alluvial Gold Mining Technologies from Ancient Times to the Present

Spyridon Mathioudakis,
George Xiroudakis,
Evangelos Petrakis
et al.

Abstract: This article provides a comprehensive and chronological account of the technological advancements in alluvial gold mining. Gold has been a highly prized commodity throughout history and has played a significant role in humanity’s economic and cultural progress. The primitive methods of extracting gold from riverbeds were carried out in Ancient Anatolia and Ancient Greece. The earliest references to the extraction of gold from riverbeds can be traced back to the Argonautic expedition and the myth of the “Golden… Show more

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“…Gold detection by studying ant nests is a well-established tactic to detect underground gold that ants carry to the surface during nest excavation. Some studies [34][35][36] have shown that ants and termites bring gold to the surface from depths as shallow as 5 m; whereas, for some termite species, the nesting depth can be as deep as 30 m. Figure 7 typically demonstrates the existence of gold nuggets in an ant nest after separation using a gold sluice machine and a gold pan [37]. A study by the CSIRO has shown that ants bring gold up to the surface far more efficiently than do termites [38].…”
Section: The Myth Of Gold-digging Antsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Gold detection by studying ant nests is a well-established tactic to detect underground gold that ants carry to the surface during nest excavation. Some studies [34][35][36] have shown that ants and termites bring gold to the surface from depths as shallow as 5 m; whereas, for some termite species, the nesting depth can be as deep as 30 m. Figure 7 typically demonstrates the existence of gold nuggets in an ant nest after separation using a gold sluice machine and a gold pan [37]. A study by the CSIRO has shown that ants bring gold up to the surface far more efficiently than do termites [38].…”
Section: The Myth Of Gold-digging Antsmentioning
confidence: 99%